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Italian QSR chain Fazoli’s signed a multi-unit deal with Impact Hospitality Group to develop five new restaurants in and around Columbia, S.C., with the first slated to open in 2019.

Tomo Takahashi, CEO and founder of JINYA Ramen Bar established his first restaurant in Japan in 2000 when he was 31 years old, but in 2010 he brought his ramen concept to the U.S., opening first in Studio City, Calif.

Excitement is building for the 2019 rd+d awards. 

When longtime Chicago Cubs fan Tom Ricketts bought the team in 2009, fans rejoiced. Maybe this was the key to a better team and a better Wrigley Field, the venerable ballpark the team has called home since 1916. Two years later, Theo Epstein signed on as president of baseball operations, and Ricketts’ real estate arm, Hickory Street Capital, began laying out plans for development in the area.

Fifteen years ago, Slim Chickens opened its doors with a single store in Fayetteville, Ark. In the years since, it’s gradually grown to 75 locations in 14 states and this year opened its first international locations — in Kuwait and the United Kingdom.

Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. (ARG), franchisor of nearly 3,400 Arby's restaurants worldwide, has launched a major remodeling program across its nationwide network.

Starbucks plans to open 10,000 “greener stores” by 2025. Over the next year, the coffee giant intends to develop an accredited program to audit all existing company-operated stores in the U.S. and Canada via a comprehensive framework for environmentally friendly design.

Red Lobster plans to open a new restaurant in Las Vegas at the new Craig Camino complex, which is still in development.